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Harold A. Rosen Rosen’s groundbreaking work in communications technology began in 1959 with his concept of a small, spin-stabilized satellite. His work on the Syncom and Applications Technology Satellite (ATS) programs, developed for NASA by the then Hughes Aircraft Company, helped make the power of communications satellites available all over the world. Currently working on the development of communications payloads for proposed long-duration unmanned aerial vehicles that would act as communications satellites, Rosen began his 37-year career at BSS in 1956 developing aircraft radars and fire control systems. He later managed the commercial satellite systems division, where he directed the development of communications satellites for domestic and international use. He became a corporate vice president of the then Hughes Aircraft Company in March 1975, and was a member of its policy board. Prior to joining Boeing, Dr. Rosen worked for Raytheon, where he developed anti-aircraft guided missiles and made many innovations in the field of radar. He retired from BSS, by then known as Hughes Electronics Corporation, in 1993 and later joined BSS as a consultant in January 1998. Dr. Rosen’s awards are as numerous as his accomplishments. He holds more than 60 patent awards and was honored by the Patent Law Association of Los Angeles as Southern California Inventor of the Year in 1973. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Tulane University in 1947 and received master’s and doctorate degrees from Caltech in 1948 and 1951, respectively. Tulane granted him a doctor of science degree in 1975 for his contributions to communications technology, and the next year Caltech named him a Distinguished Alumnus. Other citations include the National Medal of Technology, awarded by President Reagan in 1985; the first Aerospace Communications Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 1968; the 1973 spacecraft design of the year award from the AIAA; the L.M. Ericsson International Prize for communications, presented by the King of Sweden in 1976; and the 1990 Arthur C. Clarke Award in Sri Lanka. His most prestigious award is the Draper Prize, awarded in 1995. Among previous winners of this prize were the inventors of the integrated circuit and the jet engine. Dr. Rosen was born in New Orleans, La., on March 20, 1926. He lives in Santa Monica, Calif. ### April 2003 Contact:
Richard Esposito |
Dr.
Harold Rosen, a founder of the modern communications satellite industry,
is a consultant for Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), the world’s
largest manufacturer of commercial communications satellites. Rosen
lead the team that developed Syncom, the world’s first synchronous
communications satellite, for which he will be inducted into the National
Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2003.